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I HAD A COLONOSCOPY LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO, AT 26 YEARS OLD, BECAUSE OF OCCASIONALY BLEEDING AFTER A BOWEL MOVEMENT. MY DOC SAID ALL LOOKED GREAT, I JUST HAD INTERNAL HEMMROIDS AND PUT ME ON A HIGH FIBER DIET. WELL, TRUTHFULLY, I HAVEN'T FOLLOWED HIS ORDERS AND STILL ON OCCASION, HAVE A SPOT OF BLOOD. I REALLY WOULDN'T WORRY BUT MY BROTHER HAS ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND I AM WORRIED THAT I MAY NEED ANOTHER COLONOSCOPY AGAIN! SHOULD I HAVE ANOTHER ONE SO SOON? COULD CANCER/POLYP GROW THIS QUICKLY OR IS IT SAFE TO SAY IT IS PROBABLY THE HEMMROIDS AGAIN AND TAKE MY DOCS ADVISE ABOUT BULKING UP ON FIBER. THANK YOU.
It is unlikely that you at your age and after a colonoscopy at that time now should have a colon cancer. But the fact that your brother has colitis ulcerosa worries me somewhat - not from a cancer point of view at the moment, but you could develop a colitis too. So probably you should have another colonoscopy to be on the safe side.
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I`m a doctor of medicine and a specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have long experience with regards to this cancer.
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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 I have no restrictions on the number of questions there.
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